2026:HHC:9013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 3675 of 2026 Decided on: 25.03.2026 Smt. Kala Devi …….Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others … Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 _____________________________________________________ For the petitioner : Ms. Babita Kumari, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Rajpal Thakur, Additional Advocate General for respondents – State. Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral) Notice. Mr. Rajpal Thakur, learned Additional Advocate General, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. 2. By way of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:- “i) That the respondents may be ordered to retire the petitioner at the age of 60 years and not at the age of 58 years and she may be allowed to continue upto the age of 60 years, as per the judgment rendered by this Hon'ble Court in CWP No.2274 of 2021, Satya Devi Vrs. State of H.P. and others and the other connected matters.” 3. In light of the fact that the issue raised by the petitioner 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 2026:HHC:9013 in this petition is pending adjudication before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, as agreed, this writ petition is disposed of with the direction that the parties shall abide by the final judgment passed by Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Satya Devi’s case. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, also stand disposed of accordingly. (Ajay Mohan Goel) Judge March 25, 2026 (narender)